National Assembly Impeaches President Park

2016-12-11

The National Assembly on Friday voted 234 to 56 in favor of impeaching President Park Geun-hye. Two lawmakers abstained and seven votes were invalidated. ...

S. Korean Military Suffers Massive Hacking Conducted Presumably by N. Korea

2016-12-11

North Korea appears to have carried out cyber-attacks on the South Korean military's Cyber Command earlier this year. The Ministry of National ...

S. Koreans’ Overseas Spending Surpasses 8 Trln Won in 3Q

2016-12-11

South Korean households have spent more than eight trillion won, or six-point-nine billion U.S. dollars, overseas in the third quarter of this ...

Parliamentary Impeachment of President Park Geun-hye

2016-12-09

UNSC Adopts Toughest-Ever Sanction on N. Korea

2016-12-04

The UN Security Council has adopted a new round of sanctions against North Korea, including a substantial export ban on coal, the country’s main ...

President Park Expresses Will to Resign According to Parliament’s Decision

2016-12-04

President Park Geun-hye has said that she will leave her political fate up to the National Assembly to decide as she remains engulfed in the Choi Soon-sil ...

Gov’t Discloses Controversial State-Authored History Textbook

2016-12-04

The government has revealed controversial state-authored history textbooks that are expected to be introduced next year. Deputy Prime Minister ...

Political Landscape After Pres. Park’s Statement

2016-12-02

Local Firm Unveils Homegrown AI Platform, “ADAMs”

2016-11-27

A South Korean company has unveiled an artificial intelligence(AI) platform built with homegrown technologies. Saltlux Inc. disclosed ...

S. Korea, Japan Sign Military Info Sharing Deal

2016-11-27

Seoul and Tokyo have formally signed an agreement which will enable the two sides to share their military intelligence on North Korea’s missiles ...